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<br />mail boy <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />March/April., 2015 <br />Volume 9, Issue 2 Gem Lake News <br />Special Interest <br />Articles: <br /> <br />• Power Line Project <br />Update <br /> <br />• Parade of Homes <br />Comes to Gem <br />Lake <br /> <br />• City News Page 4 <br /> <br />• Welcome New <br />Residents <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />Upcoming Recycling <br />Dates: <br />• April 1 <br />• April 15 <br />• April 29 <br />Tip: put out your bin <br />the night before for 7 <br />a.m. pick-up. <br /> <br /> <br />Gretchen Artig-Swomley, Newsletter Editor <br /> <br />Anyone living or driving along Gem Lake’s <br />eastern border is aware that Xcel Energy is <br />installing new power lines. The new transmission <br />lines will carry 115,000 volts in a double circuit <br />from the Kohlman Lake Substation in Maplewood <br />to the Goose Lake Substation along Otter Lake <br />Road, just north of Gem Lake. <br /> <br />Greater power reliability is the intended result, as <br />the Goose Lake station has seen a significant rise <br />in electrical demands over the past two decades. <br />Housing, particularly in White Bear Township <br />along White Bear Parkway, has increased <br />dramatically since the early 1990s. Likewise, <br />industrial expansion such as the new Water <br />Gremlins plant along Otter Lake Road, has added <br />even more demands on Xcel’s transmission lines. <br />The result has been numerous power outages, <br />(Continued on page 2) <br />Keeping the Power On in Gem Lake <br /> <br />Gem Lake Residence Featured in Parade of Homes <br />The 2014 Parade of Homes featured a <br />wonderful new residence in Gem Lake! This <br />annual rite of Spring ran from February 28 to <br />March 29. Hundreds of homes located all over <br />the Twin Cities were featured, including #102, <br />which is located at 17 Hillary Farm Lane in our <br />city. <br /> <br />This two level executive home is packed full of <br />wonderful features, such as an open floor <br />plan, a beautifully appointed kitchen, arched <br />doorways, interesting ceilings and all the <br />hallmarks of great design. The home was built <br />by Divine Custom Homes of Hudson, <br />Wisconsin, and was custom designed for a <br />family with children. <br /> <br />Homes were open Thursdays through <br />Sundays from Noon to 6 p.m. Entrance was <br />free, except for the three “dream homes,” <br />which had a $5 entrance fee. <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />